# Accident 20091113051809A: Piper PA-28-180, November 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2009, 20:30 local time
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2550° N, 95.5075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2550&lon=-95.5075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7736N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7736N-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091113051809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE WHILE ENROUTE FROM KLVN TO KHCO.  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED AND WAS FLYING IN IMC CONDITIONS AT NIGHT. THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REPORTED LIGHT FREEXING RAIN CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA055), Nov 14, 2009: Piper PA-28-180 (N7736N), Naytahwaush, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated pilot's decision to continue the flight into known instrument meteorological conditions resulting in spatial disorientation and impact with terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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